Joan Elizabeth Campbell Eatch

Joan Elizabeth Campbell Eatch

Female 1922 - 2011  (89 years)

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  • Name Joan Elizabeth Campbell Eatch 
    Birth 25 Feb 1922  Artarmon, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Aug 2011  2 Tessa Street, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Joan passed away at 07:00am on Friday 26th August 2011 at Forest View Quality Care Centre, 2 Tessa Street
      Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia. [2]
    Cremation 1 Sep 2011  Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Joan Campbell Eatch was cremated at the Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, 199 Delhi Road, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia. 

    Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium
    Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium
    The Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium is located at 199 Delhi Rd, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
    Funeral Service 1 Sep 2011  St Pauls Anglican Church, 1 View Street, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Funeral Notice published The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 30 August 2011 


    St Pauls Anglican Church, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
    St Pauls Anglican Church, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
    St Pauls Anglican Church, Chatswood, is located at 1 View Street, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
    Funeral of Joan Elizabeth Campbell Eatch
    Funeral of Joan Elizabeth Campbell Eatch
    Joan died 26 august 2011 and her funeral was conducted 01 September 2011 at St Paul's Anglican Church, 1 View Street, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia.
    Her funeral notice was published in the Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 30 August 2011
    Person ID I0070  Tucker Family Tree | Campbell Family Tree, Duffield Family Tree, The descendants of Thomas Eatch
    Last Modified 18 May 2014 

    Father William Ernest Eatch,   b. 23 Feb 1876, Money Street, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1945, Home of Peace, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Ethel Elizabeth Campbell,   b. 1889, Glebe, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1964, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 29 Mar 1919  St Thomas Anglican Church, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6

    St Thomas Church of England, North Sydney, Marriage Register, William Ernest Eatch and Ethel Elizabeth Campbell
    St Thomas Church of England, North Sydney, Marriage Register, William Ernest Eatch and Ethel Elizabeth Campbell
    William Ernest Eatch married Ethel Elizabeth Campbell, 29 Mar 1919 at St Thomas, Church of England, North Sydney.
    Family ID F0021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Joan Eatch
    Joan Eatch
    Joan Eatch in the wards in Tanzania Africa
    Sister Joan Eatch
    Sister Joan Eatch
    Nursing Sister Joan Eatch at Mvumi Hospital, Tanzania, Africa 1971
    Joan Campbell Eatch
    Joan Campbell Eatch
    Joan is the second child of William Ernest Eatch and Ethel Campbell
    Joan Campbell Eatch - Cricket Match - 1940
    Joan Campbell Eatch - Cricket Match - 1940
    Spectators at a cricket match St Pauls vs St Andrews Roseville at Turramurra, NSW, Australia in 1940.
    In the car l to r: Winsom Lark, Joan Campbell Eatch
    Siting beside car l to r: Jack Patterson, Peter Goodman and Norm Girvan.
    Joan Campbell Eatch - Nursing Sister
    Joan Campbell Eatch - Nursing Sister
    Joan Eatch instructing Student nurses in Tanzania Africa
    Joan Campbell Eatch
    Joan Campbell Eatch
    Joan Campbell Eatch Mvumi Hospital, Tanzania, Africa in 1970's
    Joan Campbell Eatch Mvumi Hospital, Tanzania, Africa in 1970's
    Joan Campbell Eatch
    Joan Campbell Eatch
    Joan Campbell Eatch - Graduation Class
    Joan is in the second row from the top, 4th from the left.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Joan Campbell Eatch and Joyce Rose Eatch (nee Butcher)
    Joan Campbell Eatch and Joyce Rose Eatch (nee Butcher)
    Joan is on the left and she is with her sister in law Joyce. Joyce and Don were seeing Joan off on the ship as she was going to Tanzania as a Missionary Nurse. The photo was taken in 1951
    Joan Campbell Eatch and her brother Donald Campbell Eatch
    Joan Campbell Eatch and her brother Donald Campbell Eatch
    Joan is with her brother aboard the ship which she has embarked to take up a role as a missionary nurse in Tanzania
    Joan Campbell Eatch
    Joan Campbell Eatch
    Sister Joan Campbell Eatch spent 30 years as a missionary nurse in Tanzania and was the Matron of the Mvumi Hospital.
    Joan Elizabeth Campbell Eatch
    Joan Elizabeth Campbell Eatch
    A very young Joan Eatch

  • Notes 
    • In early 1951 two young women set sail on the S.S. Strathaird bound for Bombay where they would change ships and head for their destination in East Africa.
      Those women were Joan Eatch and Elisabeth Know, CMS Missionaries on their way to Mvumi in the centre of what was then the British colony of Tanganyika.
      It was an eventful Journey. Leaving Sydney during a cargo handling strike, the ship encountered a storm of such force, two days out of Fremantle, that one of the ship's engines failed.
      More excitement awaited the ship which, en route to Bombay, endured a huge wave breaking over its side and flooding many decks. The second leg of the women's Journey to Africa was also noteworthy with delays while the ship's surgeon operated on a passenger of a neighbouring ship.
      Finally, as Joan recalled, "The ship was unable to land at Zanzibar as we had smallpox suspects on board. We had to content ourselves with the delicious odours of the different spices.
      ?fter a period of language learning in Berega, Joan took up her role at Mvumi Hospital (one of the Jungle Doctor Hospitals) while Elisabeth embarked on teaching English and Scripture at Mvumi Girls' School.
      In 1961 the women witnessed the historic independence of the country eventually known as Tanzania. It was a moving sight to see the Union Jack lowered and the new nation's flag of green, yellow and black hoisted in its place,"said Joan.
      Joan remained in Tanzania for 31 years, moving around to senior positions at various hospitals as the need arose. Many who were mentored by her at Mvumi and Kilimarinde Training Schools have since held leading positions in the largest hospitals in the country.
      ? count it a privilege to have been part of the training of nurses and midwives and made many dear friends in that time,"" Joan said. "The verse of Scripture I have always hung onto is Philippians 4:13, 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens Me'. I learned in Tanzania that I can trust God in everything.
      ? praise God for the growth of the Church in Tanzania and the work of CMS there. The leaders of the Church need our prayers for the guidance of the Holy Spirit and for wisdom in decision-making.

  • Sources 
    1. [S91] Donald Campbell Eatch, 25 Feb 1922 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S89] Julie Rose Tucker (n. Eatch), 26 Aug 2011 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S89] Julie Rose Tucker (n. Eatch), 26 Aug 2011 (Reliability: 3).
      Julie is Joans niece and she was advised by Joans carer of her passing.

    4. [S89] Julie Rose Tucker (n. Eatch), 1 Sep 2011 (Reliability: 3).
      My Aunt Joan was cremated at the Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium following a Service at St Pauls Anglican Church, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia.

    5. [S94] The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 Aug 2011 (Reliability: 3).
      See Attached Newspaper Clipping

    6. [S481] St Thomas Anglican Church, North Sydney, Parish Records, 29 Mar 1919, 150.
      St Thomas, Church of England, North Sydney, Marriage Register, Page 150, Marriage No. 300, 29th March 1919, William Ernest Eatch and Ethel Elizabeth Campbell.


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